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USDZAR-SELL strategy 4-hourlyI had updated on the SELL strategy that we violated the GANN resistance 18.7800 area and that it changed to BUY activity to see 19.8875 area as possible. It has moved further out. GANNs are useful for trading and helps to determine the support and resistance when we are on a directional trend. For now, stochastic is higher up now, and we have moved nicely reaching the next resistance area @ 19.0250. Strategy SELL @ 18.9500-18.9950 and place SL above 19.0575 and take profit @ 18.7850.
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by peterbokma
USDZAR-BUY strategy 4-hourly chartThe pair has been under attack again, and we did have some recovery but limited above 18.7500-18.7800 area. Now we are moving sharply lower with negative stochastic once again. This paves the way towards 18.5000 support, where I feel we may attempt to BUY again. My fear is SELL side not safe, due to the fact that any major change in crypto and GOLD will lead to recovery 18.9500. Strategy BUY @ 18.5000-18.5350 and place SL below 18.4750 and profit perhaps @ 18.7350.
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by peterbokma
USDZAR-BUY strategy 4-hourly chartI believe we remain in a larger range area, but feel tendency is to break beyond 18.8000 again. The issue is, GOLD which is driven by crypto as people are seeking safety so the speak. However, this is not safety, rather is thin market conditions, and heavily oversold for the pair and overbought for crypto and GOLD. Strategy BUY @ 18.6150 - 18.6750 area (add is already long, and keep leverages within bounds. SL perhaps below 18.4800 now, and profit target @ 18.8575.
Long
by peterbokma
13 Rand per dollar is comingremember my previous rand idea, this is what it is based on. Daily timeframe we sold around 19 rands, because we had just completed a correction cycle Y which is a top when looking on the weekly timeframe. From 19.80 rands we have been in a sideways correction, so for the correction cycle to be complete, we need to break below 17.60 and break above it again, otherwise we will continue dropping till 13 rand, which is my hopeium target for rands.
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by Theofylrx
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USDZAR pre-NFPsThe top side of the wedge held its ground and the break below the 61.8% Fibo at 19.87 has allowed the rand to pull the pair below the 50- and 200-day MA. There is strong support levels at 19.75 and 19.67 and tomorrow's non-farm payrolls print will determine whether this is the long awaited break-out of the blue wedge or a fake-out. A weaker than expected NFP print will allow the rand to pull the pair onto the support at 18.50 while a stronger than expected print will see the pair pop up like a submerged beach ball to re-test 18.97, in my opinion. Fundamentally the rand has benefitted from a broad-based dollar which has seen the DXY fall more than 2% over the past 4-weeks, a strong rally in precious metal prices and over-all risk-on investor sentiment with US indices hitting record high. A failed move back above the 50- and 200-day MAs will allow the rand to work back more losses towards navy blue range between 18.25 and 18.40. Technically the pair is heavily oversold on the 4H timeframe but the is room to move lower on the daily timeframe.
by Goose96
USDZAR-BUY strategy 4-hourly chartThe pair showed lower levels in today's session, and for good reasons (Gold remaining high and moving higher). GOLD has been influenced by the crypto currencies, but am not placing high belief that this will remain. They are all overbought, and this will end one of the sessions, hence our pair will recover upwards. it is only difficult to suggest SL under these circumstances. Strategy BY @ 18.7500-18.8500 and place SL below 18.7350 for now. Profit order somewhere @ 18.9850.
Long
by peterbokma
Top side test of the Blue wedgeThe rand had a tough week at the office following the budget speech which saw the USD/ZAR pair touch a 4-month high of 19.40. The pair is now testing the downward blue trend line which forms the blue wedge pattern in place since 2Q2023. A break above this trend line would see the rand fold to 19.63 and possibly higher towards the all-time highs of 19.94. The fact that the rand failed to hold the pair below the 61.8% Fibo rate of 18.97 is technically rand negative and on top of that the 50-day MA has crossed above the 200-day MA (golden cross). The only scope for a rand recovery is if the dollar depreciates significantly off the back of early rate cuts from the Fed or if precious metals go on a raging bull rally. Until then it seems as if the rand will remain on the ropes. The daily RSI still has room to move higher before hitting overbought zones which is not rand supportive.
by Goose96